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The Finger

The Finger microphone uses medium size, single diaphragm, cardioid pattern capsule and is designed for close to neutral, very detailed sound - with smooth, transparent highs, optimal presence and natural low end response.

The Finger

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The Finger microphone uses medium size, single diaphragm, cardioid pattern capsule and is designed for close to neutral, very detailed sound - with smooth, transparent highs, optimal presence and natural low end response.

The optional and unique FRR Reflection Ring (shown here) is a reflector disc which can be positioned at the head or anywhere along the body of the microphone to alter the polar pattern, frequency response and sensitivity. Positioning the FRR at the end point of The Finger's reflector alters low-frequency response and adds proximity effect. The FRR can also be used to separate the front and rear sides of the capsule and to reduce reflections and reverberation from reaching the capsule. Positioning the FRR on the capsule head's top produces a polar pattern closer to a half-sphere pattern with less coloration at different angles, less proximity effect and adds sensitivity to all except high frequencies. It is even possible to use 2 FRRs, positioning one on the top of the head and one elsewhere on the body for effect. The Finger is available in 2 styles. The Black Finger has polished nickel-plated hardware and a matte black body. The Gold Finger has polished gold-plated hardware and a matte black body. Matched stereo pairs can be special ordered. FRR is an optional unique reflection ring accessory which is used as a tool to slightly alter directional characteristics and frequency response by positioning at different points along the microphone body.

FRR Reflection Ring is a reflector disc which can be positioned at the head or anywhere along the body of the microphone to alter the polar pattern, frequency response and sensitivity. Positioning the FRR on the top produces a polar pattern closer to a half-sphere pattern with less coloration at different angles, less proximity effect and adds sensitivity to all except high frequencies. Positioning the FRR lower of The Finger reflector alters low-frequency response and adds proximity effect. The FRR can also be used to separate the front and rear sides of the capsule and to reduce reflections and reverberation from reaching the capsule. FRR adds warmth, reduces acoustic feedback and protects against wrong handling of microphone. You can manipulate with sound using FRR.

The Finger microphones are based on single diaphragm medium size electrostatic capsules. Highest quality Mylar diaphragm is sputtered with special formula coating and tensioned on precisely made back-plates, getting faster impulse transient response, minimum sound coloration, better low frequency response, and louder sound pressure level handling. Each capsule is carefully checked for all parameters and measured in an anechoic chamber for optimum of performance.

Unidirectional polar pattern effectively reduces ambient studio/stage noise and acoustic feedback on stage, keeping the frontal incidence angle optimally wide. The microphones capsule is protected with brass mesh that keeps high frequencies and sound transparency unaffected. Using of studio pop filter and/or polyurethane open cell foam windscreen is necessary for close voice applications, to protect capsule from plosive sounds, breath, pop and wind noise. Our special reflection ring gives you possibility to play with microphone directivity, proximity and other parameters and find the best sound for your concrete application. Wind screen and reflection ring are available as options.

The internal solid state pre-amplifier is based on class-A fully discrete transformer-less electronics circuit, built using the best quality, selected components. The circuits are designed under the highest audio standards and provide linear audio frequency range, high dynamics, low self-noise and very low audio distortion of all types.

The Finger requires quality and stable 48V phantom power. It is available from most mixing console and separate microphone pre-amplifier inputs, or from separate phantom power supply units. Some units, though rated as 48V sources, may supply inadequate or unstable phantom power, which can result in distortion and degraded performance. Please check your phantom power source under real microphone load.

Rugged microphone construction and two internal shock-mounts, separate for the capsule and for the electronics, effectively reduces hand use noise, stand rumble, outside infrasonic interference and mechanical shocks. The Finger is ready for use on supplied flexible microphone stand holder. It can be mounted on an external elastic suspension shock-mount for studio or special stage needs. External shock-mount is available as option.

The Finger is working with standard symmetric microphone cable, but we recommend to use our audiophile quality microphone cables with gold plated contact connectors to minimize external noise, signal loss and maximize contact quality. Microphone cables are available as option.

Under the special order "The Finger" microphones are available in matched pairs to provide balanced stereo recordings.

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Violet Design handmade microphones have been on Pro Audio market for the past 10 years.
We have extend our warranty to 10 years, because we are confident that Violet microphones are the most durable on the market.

We are also extending warranty on those microphones that were sold before 2007 (for which the 5 year warranty has already been expired)

In the past few years, after an extensive research and testing period, we have introduced numerous innovative technologies and designs to the microphone industry, such as the "Magic Ear" capsule, our latest capsule diaphragm technology "Golden Drops", a new design of shock mount as well as metal mesh pop-filter, and last but not least, the “Global Pre” - the most compact microphone preamplifier body for vintage bayonet heads.

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For end users, Violet's vast experience in microphone technologies coupled with graceful designs adds up to unprecedented quality. All Violet Design microphones are hand made in Latvia.

Violet Design was founded in 2003 to facilitate the manufacturing and worldwide distribution of Violet™ and Flamingo™ branded microphones.